Thursday, February 26, 2009

National Reading Month



March is National Reading Month. To recognize this special month, read a book with your children every evening. Read to your younger children. Encourage older children and teens to read at least one chapter per night. It is important for the adults to read nightly as well. Children appreciate role models and your modeling reinforces the values you teach.

Do you have books that you can share with others? The local YMCA, after school child care centers, shelters, school libraries, and medical clinics may appreciate your donation of gently-used books in good condition.

Challenge your family to read every night in March. At the month’s end plan a special dinner celebration and discuss the wonderful books you read. Did you books take you on an exciting adventure? Did you travel to a far away place? What did you learn? What interesting characters did you meet? This March help your children develop a love for reading.

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